Tendai Biti is facing his toughest test as finance minister in the fragile three-year-old unity government in Zimbabwe, writes Ray Ndlovu.
As parties start campaigning in earnest, several obstacles still remain to a free and fair poll in Zimbabwe, including fears of violence and fraud.
At the party’s office in Bulawayo, it is evident that the Movement for Democratic Change is keen to distinguish itself through its green emblem.
The police and party seem powerless to act against violent youth militias demanding protection money from citizens and businesses.
Zimbabwe’s cash-strapped electoral commission needs $104-million to organise a referendum on a new constitution before the country can hold elections.
A Zimbabwean independent monitoring group says it is impossible to hold free and fair elections in March when President Robert Mugabe wants the polls.
Zimbabwe’s constitution-drafting process has been hijacked by the country’s political parties. The draft will be debated by more than 1 000 delegates.
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has set out plans for a constitutional referendum in November and March elections after months of uncertainty.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has assured regional leaders that the adoption of a new Constitution is on track, ahead of proposed elections.
Forget the economy or politics. The biggest thing on Zimbabweans’ minds is their prime minister’s love life.
Analysts fear a recently opened defence college, army recruitment, and arms imported from South Africa are part of Zanu-PF’s election preparations.
Morgan Tsvangirai has circumvented an order brought forward by his ex-lover canceling his marriage licence by marrying under customary law.
Zimbabwe’s appeal for financial assistance puts South Africa in a position to make requests for political change in the cash-strapped country.
Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s plan to get married this weekend faces a second legal challenge from another woman.
The battle for a slice in the hunting industry is at the centre of a damaging row over control of one of the country’s largest wildlife conservancies.
Zanu-PF has vowed not to give in to pressure to endorse a draft constitution produced two months ago by the constitutional parliamentary committee.
A new report by rights group Freedom House, suggests the sharp distinction between Zanu-PF and MDC supporters is being blurred.
President Robert Mugabe is enjoying a surge of popularity that could propel him to victory in Zimbabwe’s elections, according to independent research.
The necessity for Robert Mugabe to appoint a vice-president is constitutional dealbreaker for party politburo.
Although it ended in an orgy of violent repression, Zimbabwe’s 2008 election had started on a positive note, writes Owen Gagare.
Stung by the rejection of their salary demands, Zimbabwean public servants staged nationwide protests in a bid to force the government’s hand.
Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai says the country’s long-time ruler Robert Mugabe is ready to give up power if he loses the next election.
Police have fired tear gas to disperse supporters of Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC party outside a courthouse.
Expelled last year from Zanu-PF, Tracy Mutinhiri, the former deputy labour and social welfare minister, has joined the opposition.
SA’s Navi Pillay, the UN high commissioner for human rights, has arrived in Zimbabwe on her first mission to the troubled Southern African nation.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe reportedly told a former government minister that he wants to retire, but fears his party would disintegrate.
The Movement for Democratic Change has set itself the difficult challenge of ending Zanu-PF’s strangle-hold on power.
Morgan Tsvangirai has confidence that elections will be held next year and his party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) is ready to govern.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has asked that political violence be "buried in the past", surprising people at Zimbabwe’s independence celebrations.
Zimbabwe’s prime minister has urged President Robert Mugabe to respect the country’s Constitution and hold credible elections predicted by reforms.
A report by the Zimbabwe Peace Project claims there has been a spike in human rights violations in Zim following Mugabe’s call for elections.
The guilty verdict given to activists accused of plotting against President Robert Mugabe may be successful in silencing other critics of the regime.